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The Twenty-Five Things That Made Genesee County Famous: #4 The Holland Land Company
The first big business to come to Western New York was a group of six Dutch banking houses that formed a stock holding company called the Holland Land Company. The Company purchased 3.3 million acres of Western New York forest and through their agent, Joseph Ellicott, built town, villages and cities. They were the driving force behind the creation of Genesee County and without them, the Western New York landscape could be much different. Listen Here Read the podcast text and more here
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By Holland Land Office MuseumThe first big business to come to Western New York was a group of six Dutch banking houses that formed a stock holding company called the Holland Land Company. The Company purchased 3.3 million acres of Western New York forest and through their agent, Joseph Ellicott, built town, villages and cities. They were the driving force behind the creation of Genesee County and without them, the Western New York landscape could be much different. Listen Here Read the podcast text and more here